Call your doctor if:

• Your infant has had lesions in the mouth consistent with thrush for at least 2 weeks.
• Your infant is eating poorly due to the lesions.
• You are a teen or adult with lesions that are consistent with thrush.
• You have pain or difficulty swallowing.
• You have symptoms of thrush and you are HIV positive, receiving chemotherapy, or take medications to suppress your immune system.

Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Textbook of Medicine. 22^nd Ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders; 2004.

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